623 Palestinians have Died While Fighting Alongside Syrian Regime Forces or Opposition Groups

Published : 28-09-2017

AGPS confirmed that 623 Palestinians died while fighting alongside the Syrian Regime Forces opposition groups. In its 15th statistical report that was published in August 2017, AGPS confirmed that it noticed during the last quarter of 2016 and the first half of 2017, a decrease in the percentage of civilian casualties compared to a rise in the number of victims in the military personnel who are taking part in the fighting alongside one of the two sides of the Syrian war. The percentage of civilian deaths dropped to 82.31% while the number of military personnel rose to 17.69%.

Previous statistics showed that the percentage of civilian victims in died in the ongoing war in Syria was 84.10%, while 15.90% were of military personnel.

AGPS explained that Palestinian refugees are participating in fighting with one of the two sides­­­, either compulsorily as in the Palestine Liberation Army, where they were forced to kill alongside the Syrian regime forces and 219 ended up as victims, or in some cases by choice as in fighting with the Palestinian militias affiliated to the Syrian regime, such as the Popular Front - General Command and the Liwa Al-Quds battalion, in addition to the dozens of deaths amongst those fighting alongside the armed Syrian opposition groups.

AGPS confirmed that 623 Palestinians died while fighting alongside the Syrian Regime Forces opposition groups. In its 15th statistical report that was published in August 2017, AGPS confirmed that it noticed during the last quarter of 2016 and the first half of 2017, a decrease in the percentage of civilian casualties compared to a rise in the number of victims in the military personnel who are taking part in the fighting alongside one of the two sides of the Syrian war. The percentage of civilian deaths dropped to 82.31% while the number of military personnel rose to 17.69%.

Previous statistics showed that the percentage of civilian victims in died in the ongoing war in Syria was 84.10%, while 15.90% were of military personnel.

AGPS explained that Palestinian refugees are participating in fighting with one of the two sides­­­, either compulsorily as in the Palestine Liberation Army, where they were forced to kill alongside the Syrian regime forces and 219 ended up as victims, or in some cases by choice as in fighting with the Palestinian militias affiliated to the Syrian regime, such as the Popular Front - General Command and the Liwa Al-Quds battalion, in addition to the dozens of deaths amongst those fighting alongside the armed Syrian opposition groups.